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6 Tips for Selling Your Home Fast and For Top Dollar

According to the National Association of Realtors®, more than 4.25 million homes sold in 2011. That's a lot of real estate and such numbers raise the question: How are sellers doing it?  "Because individual homes are unique, there isn't one single strategy that works equally well for every property," says Wendy Forsythe, the executive vice president of a real estate company. "The real trick is understanding that today's marketplace is cash driven, quick and highly competitive. Owners who understand their local markets and work with a knowledgeable agent are those most likely to succeed."

In March roughly one-third of all sales were cash, meaning a large number of buyers are not dependent on lender financing, the sale of their existing home or a settlement that might be 45 to 60 days in the future.  Instead, they can act quickly and in many cases seek properties which can be bought today and occupied tomorrow.

To ready a home for sale in today's marketplace, Forsythe says owners should consider six basic keys to selling success.

Six Keys to Success:

1) Curb appeal counts. Most home buyers want homes which look great from the outside. It's not just a question of curb appeal - it's about perception. If a home looks good from the street it probably means the property is ready for a new occupant without a lot of cost or hassle.

Buyers tend to pass on a home that doesn't appeal to them from the street-not even bothering to look inside. An experienced local REALTOR® can show you how to generate the most curb appeal with the least cost.

2) A clutter-free home. With the new emphasis on cash sales and speed owners must show homes which are free and clear of clutter. A clutter-free home will make interior spaces look larger and eliminates the need to get rid of stuff when you are in the throes of moving. It makes sense to donate or reduce clutter before a home is placed on the market - not only as a sales tactic but also as a practical step toward relocation.

3) Working condition. Having your home's systems in good mechanical condition is an advantage in today's market. Most distressed homes can't compete when it comes to such basics as working heating, plumbing and air-conditioning. Properties that can readily pass a professional home inspection are often easier to finance, and are generally more appealing to buyers who don't want to face the unknown costs and delays sometimes associated with major renovations.

4) List and negotiate properly. According to Forsythe, "a seasoned REALTOR® can show owners how best to market a particular home according to such factors as location, price, condition and financing. Owners want to work with us because our experience brings value and confidence to a transaction, factors that are enormously important in a changing marketplace."

5) Seek prequalified buyers. While many sales may be for cash, the majority still require financing. It would be frustrating to enter into a sales contract with a potential buyer who ultimately cannot obtain financing to purchase your home - meaning you have lost time - and potentially money - and then you have to start over. When a home is shown by appointment, the buyer should have a pre-qualification letter in hand.

Such letters from lenders are not binding but at least show that the purchaser sat down with a loan officer and has some realistic sense of what he or she can reasonably afford.

6) Distressed properties. Roughly 30 percent of today's home sales involve "distressed" properties - a term which includes short sales and foreclosed properties owned by lenders. You need to consider the distressed properties in your neighborhood when pricing and marketing your home. These properties typically sell at discount, especially in major foreclosure centers and sometimes require substantial repair and rehabilitation.  "Home sellers can compete with these offerings," according to Forsythe. "There's no question that a large number of distressed properties in a local market will impact prices, but price is not the only factor buyers consider. While distressed homes work for some purchasers, they're not the right choice for buyers who want homes that offer move-in condition - homes in better shape that can often command higher prices."

While the housing market is just in the beginning stages of a recovery, it's still possible to successfully sell your home by making sure you're catering to the kind of buyers in the market today, and by making sure that you - and your home - are ready to move as quickly as these buyers are.

For more advice on getting your home prepared for the market, feel free to contact me at your leisure.  I will be happy to stop by and offer my guidance!

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614 Blue Mist Way Vacant Land For Sale in Arden NC

Beautiful 2.1 Acre lot in the Gated Community of Avery Park of Arden, North Carolina. . This Amazing Homesite has Incredible Long Range Mountain Views. Great Land for Building Your Dream Home with Easy Sloping and No Time Limit to Begin Construction.

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Arden is an unincorporated area located in southern Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the United States. Arden is approximately considered the area between Skyland and Fletcher near the Henderson County line. Arden's ZIP Code is 28704. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area Arden is 14.6 miles to Asheville, 26.6 miles from Hendersonville.

Arden is in Buncombe County, in the Asheville metro area. Asheville NC is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and continues to grow. The city is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is known for its natural beauty. Asheville serves as the regional hub for business, health and human services, the arts, shopping, dining and other community amenities for citizens and visitors.

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71 Northwood Drive Home For Sale in Brevard NC

Location-location in a one level living home in beautiful Brevard, North Carolina. Low maintenance exterior, covered rocking chair front porch with mountain views makes this a deal not to pass up! Open floor plan home, a great room with vented fireplace. Laminate-wood floors in living room, dining room and hall. Like new stainless appliances, huge master bedroom suite. Enjoy the creek at in the back and side of the home. This is a must see!

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Brevard North Carolina is home to the world-renowned Brevard Music Center, Brevard College, and Transylvania Community Arts Council, bringing very diverse programs, concerts and exhibits to our mountain community. Brevard’s hometown feeling is captured by four annual street festivals: White Squirrel Festival, the famous Fourth of July Festival, Halloween Fest, and the Twilight Tour. These include special events such as the Annual Squirrel Box Derby, antique auto show, Old Time Music Competition, and Main Street Alive.

The city is nicknamed “The Land of the Waterfalls” due to the many waterfalls in the area, including Looking Glass, Connestee Falls, and Sliding Rock, Brevard and less than 30 miles from Asheville, 20 miles from Hendersonville, and less than 3 hours from major metropolitan areas of Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN; Atlanta, GA. Brevard is located just a stone’s throw from many of the area’s best attractions such as the Biltmore Estate, Chimney Rock and Grandfather Mountain and very convenient connection to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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People ask me all the time, "If I have bad credit, can I still buy a home?"  The short answer to this question is yes, you can.  However there is a longer set of questions that need to be asked.  One of the obvious is questions is, "why is your credit bad?"  I never judge a person based on their credit score, lets face it, life happens.  However, if there is not a good story behind it, and they just don't pay there bills on time, or at all, they are not a candidate for Owner Financing.  We would not want to put them or the seller into a potential bad situation.

Another question I ask, is how far are they away from being able to obtain a bank loan?  This is important for two reasons.  One, about 2% of the market is available with owner financing.  Second, if they can obtain a bank loan, they will pay a much lower interest rate, saving them sometimes hundreds of dollars a month.

I have a client I just helped in this situation.  She was only 15 points away from obtaining a bank loan.  However she wanted to move in to a home right away.  We found 3 properties in 3 months that fit the area she wanted.  During this time, I had her work on the items she needed to fix for her credit report.  Finally her score was high enough.  Now 30 homes came up that fit her requirements.  She now has the home, with the pool, in the area she wanted.  And to top it off, her payment is $300 a month less than she was going to pay. 

Owner financing is a great way for someone to buy a home, but sometimes with a little patience, more choices can be made available. 

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220 Cascade Trail Home For Sale in Pisgah Forest NC

This 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath Custom Built Heritage hand hewn square log home is ideally sited for privacy on a 10.5+- acres of truly a nature's Paradise located in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The DuPont State Forest is just a matter of a few minutes away where the famous Hunger Games was filmed along with its world renowned waterfalls miles of mountain biking, equestrian and hiking trails.

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Driving along the gentle driveway, passing native flowering plants and mature trees your then welcomed by this one of a kind home; then you will instinctively know you have finally found the home of your dreams. I have a feeling you will either just want to sit a few minutes on the over 790 sq feet of decks or walk around the three sides of the home on the wrap around decks as you listen to the sounds of the waterfalls from the Cascade Lake... Or you will just get so excited that you can’t wait to see the inside so lets take a minute to share the interior with you.

Upon entering the home you will be impressed at the details that this owner took in building his dream home in the mountains of Western North Carolina; just a little over 10 miles to Historic Downtown Brevard. The front door opens into this light and bright custom designed home and into the kitchen with maple cabinets, tile flooring, pantry, half bath and all open to the dining and great room. The 1690 sq feet plus of the main level offers an open floor plan with soaring ceilings of 22+ feet in height, oak hardwood floors in all areas, but tiled floors in the wet areas. The focal point of the great room is the massive wood burning rock fireplace and the soaring ceilings. Just beyond the great room you will enter the master suite that offers a private deck. You will be impressed with the all the built in’s in the library with a large bay seat window overlooking the front flower gardens.

The upper level not only offers two large bedrooms with usable dormer areas, a second full bath, but a well thought out extremely large office-setting multi purpose area that all over looks the greatroom. I should not forget to mention all the ceiling heights are almost 10 feet with the bedrooms offering cathedral ceilings. Plus the second level offers over 790 all usable square footage.

This exquisite home also offers a full unfinished basement along with a heated and cooled workshop with the exterior door opening to gently rolling side yard. The gentle topography of the land could be cleared for future equestrian areas, but is currently wooded with short range mountain views. A trail system is offered to enjoy with the distant sounds of the Cascade Lake waterfall and the Merrill Creek. Welcome home to 220 Cascade Trail Pisgah Forest, North Carolina.

Pisgah Forest is in Transylvania County and is only minutes from Brevard and located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the crossroads between Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest, and The Gorges State Park all offering a smorgasbord of outdoor activities such as world-renowned fly fishing, kayaking, biking, hiking, camping and climbing. Brevard is also home to the world-renowned Brevard Music Center, Brevard College, and Transylvania Community Arts Council, bringing very diverse programs, concerts and exhibits to our mountain community.

Brevard’s hometown feeling is captured by four annual street festivals: White Squirrel Festival, the famous Fourth of July Festival, Halloween Fest, and the Twilight Tour. These include special events such as the Annual Squirrel Box Derby, antique auto show, Old Time Music Competition, and Main Street Alive. The city is nicknamed “The Land of the Waterfalls” due to the many waterfalls in the area, including Looking Glass, Connestee Falls, and Sliding Rock.

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According to Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) Sales/Market Statistical data, 83% of homes listed in Las Vegas, NV are sold this year. For Condo/Town-homes, it is 86% of units listed have sold this year. Four years ago, 2008, these percentages were 41% for SFH and 28% for condo/town-home. This statistical data shows once again that we are facing a Seller's market. See my blog on Las Vegas Notice of Default Filings. The shrinking inventory of homes for sale with the high percentage of homes being sold will continue to pressure upward pricing for Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, Henderson, and surrounding communities. The inventory/market will show some significant changes this summer, hopefully for the better..... Stay Tuned!!!!!.

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The median list price in North Las Vegas, NV for single family homes this week is $118,00 and $58,200 for condos and town-homes. Up from 115,888 and 54,950 respectively. Las Vegas median list price is $165,000. This is the upward pricing pressure mention in my first, North Las Vegas, Week-N-View blog. Supply and Demand. More sales demand and fewer homes listed contributes to the increase in prices. Homes sales continue to outstrip supply. This is a seller's market so watch for continued upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues, according to Lawyers Title Executive Weekly Summary Report.

163 Dalonigei Court Connestee Falls Home For Sale in Brevard NC

LOOK NO FURTHER for that mountain golf get-away in Brevard, North Carolina! This updated Connestee Falls home (on the 16th fairway) has features like three sun-porches, R-30 insulation, newer architecural roof, detached 2 car garage, wooded privacy, large bedrooms, solid construction, paved and almost level driveway. This home also features a wood stove, like new flooring, newer heat pump and new compressor. This one owner home has been cared for and kept clean and maintained. Move right in!

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Downtown Brevard is located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the crossroads between Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest, and The Gorges State Park and has a view of Bracken Mountain Nature Reserve all offering a smorgasbord of outdoor activities such as world-renowned fly fishing, kayaking, biking, hiking, and climbing. Brevard is also home to the world-renowned Brevard Music Center, Brevard College, and Transylvania Community Arts Council, bringing very diverse programs, concerts and exhibits to our mountain community.

Brevard’s hometown feeling is captured by four annual street festivals: White Squirrel Festival, the famous Fourth of July Festival, Halloween Fest, and the Twilight Tour. These include special events such as the Annual Squirrel Box Derby, antique auto show, Old Time Music Competition, and Main Street Alive. The city is nicknamed “The Land of the Waterfalls” due to the many waterfalls in the area, including Looking Glass, Connestee Falls, and Sliding Rock. Brevard is located less than 35 miles from Asheville, 20 miles from Hendersonville, and less than 3 hours from major metropolitan areas of Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN; Atlanta, GA. Also we are located just a stone’s throw from many of the area’s best attractions such as the Biltmore Estate, Chimney Rock and Grandfather Mountain and very convenient connection to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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68 N. Setsi Lane Connestee Falls Home For Sale In Brevard NC

This is the best value in Connestee Falls of Brevard, North Carolina. A well maintained home, offering a full almost finished basement. Sold as is, but the home is well maintained. Quiet setting, Two large outdoor decks, a wildlife haven, close to town & club house. Loft larger than shown, 2033 sq ft if new propane furnace is completed, can provide heat & cool to the entire home. Hardwood floors, open floor plan, light & bright, you really must see to appreciate!

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Connestee Falls is a 3900 acre gated community, controlled and operated by its property owners and has been an active and friendly community for over 35 years. Connestee Falls or Brevard NC is comfortably situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located 1 hour south of Asheville, North Carolina and an hour north of Greenville, South Carolina. With 1318 homes and room for 700 more, 4 lakes, an 18 hole championship golf course, 24/7 security, 11 miles of hiking trails, a large heated pool, 5 tennis courts, a wellness center, and over 60 club activities. 3900 acres with 1800 acres green space and lakes. 50+ miles of privately maintained roads. Ecologically planned to preserve its original environment, the setting reflects nature's design rather than the concepts of landscape architects, and have carefully controlled growth to preserve a relaxed lifestyle.

The Connestee Property Owners own and operate all amenities and elect the board of directors. Many important services and activities are provided by the vibrant volunteer program. Whether planting spring flowers by the main gate or preparing meals for a neighbor recovering from an illness, our volunteers are visible in every aspect of Connestee life.Property Owners come from all over the United States to Western North Carolina to experience mountain living at its best here in this unique community of Connestee Falls with all inclusive amenities. The mountain surroundings are breath-taking and the homes range from cozy to spacious. Come see if Connestee Falls is the best place for your new home.

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Any deal signed with a lender after a foreclosure mediation session could be enforced and foreclosure proceeding halted. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, Henderson, and surrounding communities currently has 1688 short sales listed. This should be welcome news for short sale sellers. The ruling came about when a Nevada couple borrowed $527,000 in 2006 to buy a home. In 2010 they were in defaulted and faced foreclosure. After meeting with the lender SunTrust Mortgage, in November of that year, the Sellers and their attorney signed an agreement to accept a short sale contract. During the short sale process the sellers balked at competing the follow-up documents. Evidently, the bank wanted to void the short sale contract and complete the foreclosure. Couple sued the lender... ....the court found that holding off a foreclosure during the sale process was of value to the couple, making the deal (short sale contract) a valid contract. The lack of certain documents did not change that..... and because this was a published ruling, it becomes a precedent for state courts. Bottom line here .... this ruling should force a lot of banks to halt foreclosure proceedings once they have signed foreclosure mediation deal/short sale contract. Know your rights and the programs in place to assist you. If you have questions concerning short sales or if you are considering a short sale, please call me at 702-205-7227 today. Las Vegas, NV RJ article posted 5/27/2012...